Toy



A. DUDAS ET-AL TOY Filed Oct. 15 1,927

fig fi INVENTORS Patented Oct. 1, 1929 ANDREW DUDAS AND ALBERT P. WASIL, F HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA TOY Application filed October 15, 1927.

This invention relates to toys and more in particular to ballistic toys.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a toy adapted for hurling annular projectiles made of resilient material more especially rings made of very elastic rubber.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a toy of this character which is composed of very few parts, simple in construction and which may be manufactured at very low cost. Additional features and advantages of this invention will appear in the course of this description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the toy provided with a rubber ring stretched over the barrel portion thereof.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of Fig. 1, with the rubber ring omitted.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view, partly in section of a slight modification of our invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing another modified construction.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an elastic rubber ring of the type preferably used in conjunction with our toy.

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the so-called trigger of the toy.

Reference being had to the drawing, a toy built in accordance with our invention resembles in its general appearance a pistol the body of which comprises a barrel 1, of suitable lengthand size and a grip 2 fastened in any desired manner, such as by means of nails 8 to the underside of the barrel and at a slight distance from the rear end thereof. In said end is out a slot 4 which is open at the rear and bottom and which has a down and forwardly inclined top 5 serving as the upper guide for the slidably mounted trigger 6 in said slot. This trigger is guided on its underside by the transverse pin 7 and by a suitably inclined groove or notch 8 cut in the upper forward edge of the grip 2.

As shown in Fig. 7 especially, the trigger is made of wire material and consists of a Serial No. 226,270.

straight shank 9 having at one end the angularly disposed fiat portion 10 at the rear end of which is a downward bend 11 terminating with a straight and forward extension 12 runnlng substantially parallel to the upper portion 10. All the various port-ions of the trigger are disposed in a common plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the shank 9, and the angle of the top portion 10 relative to the shank is such that the former will assume at all times a position parallel to the top of the barrel, as shown in Fig. 1.

The trigger has at its lower end a head 13 suitably shaped to accommodate the forefinger of the hand, and a lug 14 is provided on the underside of the shank to serve as a stop for the upward travel of the trigger, by striking against the transverse pin 7. The downward movement of the trigger is limited by the straight portion 12 coming into contact with the top of the grip 2.

The force required for hurling the projectile is derived from the inherent elasticity of the latter which, as stated, consists preferably of a very elastic rubber ring 15. This ring is stretched lengthwise over the barrel front to rear, and to facilitate the application of said ring, the front end of the barrel is preferably provided with a transverse groove 16 of suitable shape to accommodate the ring.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, a spring 17 is coiled about the shank 9 of the trigger, above the lug 14. The upper end of this spring bears against the transverse pin, so that when the trigger is pushed upwardly in the position shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 1, this spring will first be compressed whereby it will be enabled to force the trigger back into inoperative, or downward, position, when released by the user.

To prevent the rubber ring from sticking to the rear end of the barrel, the upper corners thereof are bevelled off, as shown at 18.

If desired, the rear end of the barrel may be provided with the side-plates 19, Fig. 5, the purpose of which is to serve as guides for properly applying the rubber ring at the rear end. As shown, these side plates are preferably cut obliquely at the top to produce a more gradual guiding action for the stretched rubber ring and to eliminate sharp corners against which the hand of the user might strike while stretching said ring.

From the foregoing description, the opera tion of the toy will be readily understood and may be described succinctly as follows: The rubber ring 15 having been stretched and properly placed on the barrel, the user now pushes the trigger upperwardly with his forefinger, whereby that portion of the rubber ring which passes over the rear end of the barrel is gradually raised up by the fiat portion 10 of the trigger, until said rubber ring is fully disengaged from the rear end of the barrel. At this instant, the inherent elasticity of the rubber ring will force the latter to travel through space, a distance commensurate with the force originally required for stretching the rubber ring.

Many changes in the precise construction may be made without exceeding the scope of the claims appended hereto and we reserve the right of making all such changes as may be found desirable after continued experience.

We claim:

1. In a toy pistol comprising a barrel and a grip portion and adapted to use a rubber band as projectile, a trigger made of a single piece of wire and comprising a straight shank portion having at the upper end an angularly disposed fiat portion followed by a downwardly bent portion having a straight forward extension substantially parallel with said first mentioned flat portion, and means in said barrel for guiding said trigger for oblique longitudinal reciprocating movement.

2. In a toy pistol comprising a barrel and a grip portion and adapted to use a rubber band as projectile, a trigger made of a single piece of wire and comprising a straight shank portion having at the upper end an angularly disposed flat portion followed by a down wardly bent portion having a straight forward extension substantially parallel with said first mentioned flat portion; means in said barrel for guiding said trigger for oblique longitudinal reciprocating movement, and means for limiting the movements of said trigger.

3. In a toy pistol comprising a barrel and a grip portion and adapted to use a rubber band as projectile, a trigger made of a single piece of wire and comprising a straight shank portion having at the upper end an angularly disposed fiat portion followed by a downwardly bent portion having a straight forward extension substantially parallel with said first mentioned flat portion; means in said barrel for guiding said trigger for oblique longitudinal reciprocating movement; a stop pin disposed transversely in said barrel, and a lug formed integrally with said trigger and adapted to engage said pin for limiting the upward movement of the trigger.

4:. In a toy pistol comprising a barrel and a grip portion and adapted to use a rubber band as projectile, a trigger made of a single piece of wire and comprising a straight shank portion having at the upper end an angularly disposed flat portion followed by a downwardly bent portion having a straight forward extension substantially parallel with said first mentioned fiat portion; means in said barrel for guiding said trigger for oblique longitudinal reciprocating movement; a stop-pin disposed transversely in said barrel; a lug formed integrally with said trigger and adapted to engage said pin for limiting the upward movement of the trigger, and spring means for normally holding the trigger into non-operative or downward position.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

ANDREW DUDAS. ALBERT P. WASIL.

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